rifling Con Corn Data Serving the San Jose State Community Since VolumeSPARTAN 69 Number 8 1934 Thursday. September 15, 1977 four DAILY
Mee, Dnors logs Corn ment , 12 ',A Radicals chain, lock isory wary Per six essor dirds Tower Hall doors By Brian Hoey 7.om- Chanting into a bullhorn with a tdent crowd of about 40 persons looking two on, members of the Revolutionary Student Brigade chained and locked Mee, the front doors of Tower Hall during uate a Bakke decision protest march on Ags; SJSU President John Bunzel's office om- yesterday afternoon. Iorn Shouting "Break the chains of Lngs : minority oppression. Fight the , two Bakke decision," RSB members wrapped a four-foot length of heavy linked chain around the door handles and secured it with a padlock after finding the entrance to Bunzel's second floor office locked and its Sydntoy Brink occupant gone. Members of the RSB march past the Journalism Building. RSB members said the purpose of the march was to present a statement to Bunzel opposing his "racist pro-Bakke stand which claims that minority admissions is , was reverse discrimination.." ght. Bunzel blasts 'bullhorn tactics,' In the Bakke de el:3ton the Ann California Supreme Court ruled that r left it was illegal for whites to be out 6 encourages creative discussion discriminated against under el she existing minority admissions study While members of the 12 times a week." in the S.U. Amphitheatre. programs. The case was appealed room Revolutionary Student Brigade Bunzel said he will "share views "The university didn't create to the U.S. Supreme Court and is nent. chanted outside the locked doors of with an audience that is interested in the parking problem," Bunzel said. scheduled to be heard in October or until Tower Hall, SJSU Presidnt John talking gently, listening intently and "We have one of the largest early November. Bunzel met with campus media and probing thoughtfully." enrollments in the state and one of The statement demanded that ed to denounced the RSB's "bullhorn the smallest acreages. Bonze' come to an open debate on "I don't particularly want to MOr tactics." "If we had financing that would the Bakke decision Oct. 5 at a move into an open theatre to find a nom- allow us to purchase land and build a location to be determined. It also The RSB was protesting Bun- discussion of how sick and ming. garage, we would do it." Bunzel called for no cuts in minority zel's stand in favor of the Bakke capitalistic this country is and how r, a estimated the cost of such a job to programs. Economic Opportunity decision, in which the California racist lam." 'ound between $10 and $15 million. Program or ethnic studies at SJSU. Supreme Court ruled a minority Wing Also during the 45-minute Bunzel noted that SJSI.1 is the "We sort of expected that this admissions program discriminated meeting, Bunzel announced he will only campus in the California State would happen," said RSB against a white applicant to the that discuss the parking situation with University and Colleges system with spokesperson Sharon Yuki as she University of California at Davis' you students late this month. two garages, wateched a poster-size version of the medical school. statement being tacked on the Parking availability has been saya "My position (on Bakke is a Bunzel and A.S. President Steve locked doors. "He's always out to "generally good" during the first eould matter of record," Bunzel told the Wright have tentatively scheduled a lunch when we come over like this. two weeks of school, he said. The 7th rood press. "I'm asked to participate on question-and-answer period with He won't face the students." and 10th Street garages are filling up Sgt. William Correll of the shut by members of the your TV and radio on this subject almost students for noon Thursday, Sept. 29 Turning to the crowd assembled about the same time of day as in University Police holds up the Revolutionary Student on the stairwell, she yelled, "You Brigade in previous years. may be blind, but you're going to lock and chain for Lorry James. protest to the position take,) on Bunzel also announced that the have a hard time getting into this technical services, to cut. The the Bakke decision by President Personel Selection Comittee of the goddam school. We're here to break was chained replaces 'F' Economics Department will retain door of Tower Hall John Bunzel. 'U' the chains of 200 years of minority three outside members. The oppression. Let's give him some of committee makes hiring, firing and his own." University Police car with a parr of for a South Africa rally then. They promotion recomendations. It is the Outside at the chaining three-foot long bolt cutters in the actually locked the dude in his office only such committee at SJSU to ceremony she called Bunzel "a trunk. that time." for unofficial drop; include members form other closet Ku Klux Klanner...with a nice "This is a technical service, you deparments. Marcia Obsniuk, a public tan and no Southern accent. see," he said, grinning. relations junior observing the march Bunzel also announced proceeds "At San Francisco State he "I don't recall the door ever said, "It looks like a very poor from last spring's "Spartan fought like hell to keep those being chained shut before, though." turnout to me. If what they have is Showcase" will be divided among minority programs out. Now we're grades still hurt "Obviously it's no big problem," such a big cause, I'd think they'd various schools. Receiving $400 not putting up saying, 'Hey, we're he added. have a bigger turnout." for the hassle invovled for the each are the schools of Business, with that bullshit anymore.' " This semester, students who fail The use of the chain was a first records deparment." Engineering, Education, Although the chaining of the The RSB returned to Bunzel's to officially drop a class they have by the RSB at SJSU, but the ploy Humanities and Arts. Social doors met with cheering and ap- has office at 2:15 p.m. in an attempt to stopped attending will receive a "U" CSUC Dean of Academic Affairs been used before, according Sciences, Applied Arts and Sciences plause by the crowd, its effect was to RSB get into a press conference between (unofficial withdrawal ) instead of Robert Bess defended the change to member Kim Yoshi, a history and Science. The School of Social shortlived. Five minutes after the the president and campus media an administrative "F," but the the "U" saying that when teachers junior. Work, New College and the Support group had departed for the Student The revolutionary group met with effect on their grade point average failed students who did not officially Staff Council will each receive $200, Union, Technical Services Officer "We got the idea from a school the same locked doors, and left will remain the same. drop their classes "it doesn't reflect and the Faculty Club will get $250. Larry James drove up in a in Chicago," she said ."They used it chanting what really happended. The change comes as a result of an executive order issued in June by "The new policy enables a Alex E. Sheriffs, vice chancellor of person reviewing the student's Needy are dismayed at violations academic affairs of the California record to decide themselves if State University and Colleges, failing to withdraw is an F or not." system. They change will apply to Hess said a penalty is needed for Illegal parkers hurt handicapped all 19 campuses in the CSUC system. students who fail to critically with- Associate Director of Records draw because enrollment figures When it comes to parking, Coordinator Mary Rogers. It is not unusual to see incidents of six to 10 tickets for violations in nothing Jack Tuthill said that his office gave determine how many tax dollars go is sacred. like this every day, Rogers added disabled parking area." said Phillip out approximately 800 falling grades to the campuses. Physically able students are Rogers claims she saw five "Students should be aware of Prince, a parking control checker of regularly last semester, but there was no way occupying the campus tickets on cars without permits the inconvenience to their fellow the San Jose Police department "It would be unfair if the tax- parking spaces of determining an exact number of reserved for han- during one day at the reserved lot on students." she said There are 7X campus blue zone payers were paying for students who dicapped and administrative F's given. disabled students, San Fernando Street in front of the "During the first two weeks of spaces for the disabled Last year. aren't attending class," he said. according to Disabled Services library this semester, I tagged an average Disabled Services issued 170 He explained that instructors disabled parking permits to needy give out administrative F's to students with mobility handicaps. students who stop attending class. "We are allowed to use em and that is was impossible for his Disabled student ployee spaces and other regular office to estimate how many of those spaces." said Mark Nelson. a grades were given out. disabled student who is president or the A.S. Attorney General Ron robbed on campus lot Unique Student Association. Stevenson called the change "But they usually aren't close to class," he "pointless" and said that it was "a added. waste of time and energy to go to the A handicapped SJSU student until the next day, Correll said. The reserved spaces are con trouble." was the victim of a strong-arm because after the robbery Daniels structed wider to allow disabled robbery Wednesday everning as he went directly to the hospital for students enough room to open their Since the "U" will be equivalent was leaving campus. treatment of minor injuries he car doors. to an "F" in computing a student's According to University Police, received in the beating. "We get trapped when the GPA, Stevenson said it would "just Jim Daniels was unlocking his car Daniels described his assailant physically able use the spaces." be a matter of time until It's equated between 8 and 9 p.m. at lot seven, by as a black male in his twenties. Nelson said. to an 'F.' " the Health Building, when he was about 5 foot 10 tall and weighing Last Tuesday, Nelson spotted attacked from behind and robbed of about 220 pounds. two students parking in the reserved "If it's an 'F' they should call it almost $300 worth of belongings by area on Seventh and San Fernendo an 'F,' he said. an unidentified man. The thief also streets. He told them the spaces The attorney general said he stole Daniels' special parking were reserved. plans to meet with Academic Vice permit for the disabled. New bus lines "But !hey parked anyway." President Hobert Burns and the Nelson said. "One of them even His assailant then demanded Commuters can now park at Academic Senate to discuss alter- challenged me to call the cops." money and Daniels parking permit. Spartan Stadium and take the natives to the situation. Nelson parked on Fourth Street When Daniels refused, Correll rerouted Santa Clara County bus said the robber hit him several times and wheeled his chair to a Tenth He suggests that students who line number 83 to campus. with a club and took his parking Street class. fail to drop classes by the end of the Line 83 will leave the stadium permit, a $175 watch, $90 worth of Last year, students who parked semester should be able to pay a area 10 and 40 minutes after the hour school books, some medicine and a in the blue zones were issued two small fine and have the grade between the hours of 8 a.m a md 4. it) pack of cigarettes. His loss was warnings and the vehicle was towed removed from their transcript. p.m. estimated at $289.80. away at a cost of $30 if spotted for Students can park in the "This would prevent students The thief never the third time. found $200 In stadium area, take the bus and from being punished academically cash that Daniels carried in a However, ticketing and war wallet arrive on campus in time to attend because they lack responsibility," in his back pocket. flings don't seem to solve the Handicapped SJSU student Jim as in his twenties, 5 -foot -10, 220 claws beginning either on the half Stevenson explained, "and also pay problem. Daniels described his attacker pounds and block. The incident was not reported hour or the hour. rage 2. September 15, 1977 FORUM
"SC084 A SEMESTER 10 "BUT WITH FREE UTILITIES, CONSIDER THE DORMS, Letter Editorial AT ITS STA1 THAT THE PECPLE IN THERE CAN FLUSH OUTRIGHT ROBBERY!!' THEIR TOILETS AS MUCH AS THEY WANT" Escorts Gays and The Spartan Daily commends the university's recent decision to reinstitute the campus escort service. parkers In wake of the recent kidnaping of Harry Wineroth, Editor general manager of the Spartan Bookstore, any effort to A lot of people may have heard upgrade campus security is highly desirable. of this name: Kevin R. Fish. Yes. But while the return of the escort service is welcomed, it the very name that was attacked by is a mystery why such little publicity has been given to this several ignorant and naive people in the Spartan Daily last semester. I service in the past. expressed disgust with something With the exception of stories run each semester in The called gayism in The Daily that Daily, the availability of the service is still unknown to a semester and many people missed great number of SJSU students. the point and came up with all kinds Perhaps the inaction is understandable since the service of false interpretations. Is intermittent and depends each semester on funds being Much fear was expressed in located. letters that appeared in The Daily. yet I was merely expressing one ot The Daily urges the university to make the campus my moral values, not declaring that escort service an ongoing program and earmark funds for I would take any action or that any this badly needed program. action should be taken against gays. SJSU, like many campus areas, is not located in the most with the exception that the Gay quiet of surroundings and the parking problem is causing Student Union should be disbanded. thousands of day and night students to walk several blocks to This proposal was based on a moral principle. In fact, I have seen their cars. more naivete and ignorance at S.151 The university should have no higher priority than the than anywhere else. The naive and safety of its students. ignorant opinions to which I refer The 253 rapes in San Jose in 1975 alone indicates that here touch on more than just gayism, and I shall discuss tety is something SJSU must fqrever remain cognizant of. these in Other ideas this letter. I was raised to be straight, and I Carter on grass: was raised to be considerate of others. Gays who bother straights High and students who disregard the achiever receives lower grades feelings of downtown resident6 in no jail sentences their parking practices are in considerate. I must clarify this by By Rill Neek laws have helped many while saying that I refer to the non- President Jimmy Carter hurting none. resident students. The gays cry' for recently made good on one of his California is only one model the Professor rights and respect, yet their campaign promises when he vowed nation should follow. Eight other hypo( risies make these cries he would ask Congress to reduce the states. inclduing North Carolina, worthless. federal penalty for possession of have reduced the penalty for small Now. I am not saying that all small amounts of marijuana. amounts of pot possession. Now one- diverts student gays are hypocrites and I am not Carter has requested that third of the nation's population can saying that all students are In- penalty for an ounce or less of pot be have an ounce of marijuana or less different. Being gay is immoral and changed from the current fine of and face nothing more than a $100 By H. Kim Len peirence, although more in my ta% or course she had mulled over and I do not sympathize with gays $5.000. a year in jail, or both, to a fine. The following is a recounting, to than in my disfavor. the alternatives, like any who refuse to try to overcome their civil fine of around 6100, ad- According to a recent column in the ...est of my recollection, of an An English professor told me moderately thoughtful person. Law mental disease. If he puts his mind ministered like a traffic ticket. the I.os Angeles Times, 416,000 incident that occurred sometime that all I needed was a B on a final and politics were her interests, and to it, the gay can overcome his marijuana arrests were made in last semester. exam, in order to get a final grade of then she came to SJSU. but because problem. an A in the class. she studies, because she had wasted Bill Weeks is the 1975--93 percent for possession of I sat in a dimly lit lying room, Certain gays and certain student This is uncommon, and it was her years out of school, she was small amounts. This adds up to trying to explain to my middle-aged drivers are among the inconsiderate Assistant Forum Page Editor. sort of a reward, I think The class penalized. millions of dollars going to prosecute friend what a professor meant when people in this country. These par - this professor was teaching was How typical. and imprison a person carrying less he told her that she was graded down Ocular inconsiderate people The President's position on extremely motivating and dynamic. We sat, meditating on how the than one lid, many of whom have for being smarter. shouldn't even talk about their own classes that cigaret smoke marijuana should come as a relief had no other brushes with the law. It was one of those few was clogging up the rights or about people being con- She was discouraged, sick of something not only to the vast number of pot Carter's marijuana proposal is made me feel like adding room. siderate of them. Being gay and school, sick of professors and their smokers In this country, but as well making up for lost time. to the discussion. She was going to start going to gays botherinmg straights are both lofty God -syndromes and sick of the to those who complain of wasteful Leaders of the previous two But most of the class members smoke-enders soon, when she could wrong. SJSU Political Science Department. deadbeat government spending. administrations, Richard were a bunch of "get up the scratch." To criticize immoral behavior is meatheads with nothing to say, nor "But you know Kim," she said, One has only to take a glance at "Operation Intercept" Nixon and Her professor reasoned that, perfectly all right, and to criticize an the verbal ability to express what "smoking isn't that bad. Maybe I'll this state to see how the Gerald Ford, seemed to have linked although my friend outclassed the immoral organization. including the intelligence they may have been go back and get my degree in nur- decriminialization of marijuana for the drug with immorality and social rest of the students, it was her ex- GSU and the porno theaters, is good. hiding. sing.'' small amounts has been a definite decadence, the same way grass was perience in life and her extensive From a moral standpoint. no :im- Congratulations professor, I economic, if not soical. plus. perceived in the early 1960s, literary background that bolstered moral organization should exist. : Carter is admitting the days of her test -taking. He told her that thought, you just diverted another There are other H. Kom Lew is a subjects. on California saved an estimated "Reefer Madness" I the 1933 anti some of the students were aiming fine mind into its proper place which I have heard naive and Spartan Doily Assistant Editor 625 million in court costs during the pot film financed by bootlegger Al toward graduate schools, and that if Ignorant statements at SJSU. These first six months the new marijuana Capone in cooperation with the he measured them by her standard ignorant people say. essentially. law went into effect. While helping federal govenment I are over. that they would not do well in his I think there is a trend here. that anything goes, including to ease the packed court schedules. This is proved by a recent class. The universities are dying for Letter gayism. pornography. etc. Anything the new statute also earned over Gallup Poll. which shows that the students to policy So, he graded her down. populate their classes goes means chaos. 8500.000 in fines. And, marijuana American people, by a 53-to-41 and hesitate to flunk This woman has no previous poor students Another subject is water. An use in the state has not drastically percent margin, favor removing Students are degree, except for an Associate Arts being admitted to the The policy of the Spartan Daily PURI student, who considers herself climbed as ultra conservatives criminal penalties for possessing schools without degree. She is a registered nurse, the ability to write, regarding letters and material a water conservationist. suggested claimed it would. small amounts of marijuana. and with divorced, and raising a child. only minimal ability to submitted from individuals or townhouses rather than single Hopefully. Congress will read--and a very minimal By avoiding the troublesome desire to organizations outside of the Spartan family dwellings to save water. With welcome President Carter's She has no leg up on the common read. task of bringing pot offenders Daily staff is as follows' people living on top of each other. decriminalization efforts as both a student, save the fact that she has My friend through long and costly trials. at one time dreamed Letters life would be uncomfortable and it more realistic social view of the ability to understand what she of getting a law California courts, police and prison degree. She canned 1. Letters should be submitted at would be shown that too many marijuana, and a very sound way to studies quickly and efficiently. her 15-year authorites have more time and -long nursing career, and the Daily office 1.1C 2(1St between people are in the area. trim government spending. Once. I had a similar ex- plunged into a new field. money to concentrate their attention 9a.m. and 5 p.m. weekdays or by Another ridiculous idea, which to more serious crimes. mail to the Forum rage. Cat of the also came from this abovemen- Unless the idea of someone else Spartan Daily. San Jose State Boned woman, is flushing toilets smoking a joint makes some persons University. San Jose, CA 95114. every other time. Does anybody violently Ill. California's lenient pot 2. All letters must include the wish to have germs climbing all over writer's signature, major, class the place because urine is standing, address and telephone stagnating in the toilet? Of course, it number. Only the name. major and is ridiculous to flush a toilet before class standing will he printed. urninating. even if urine is then. I Spartan Daily 3. Letters should be typed, have seen toilets with urine already double-spaced and self -edited there because someone was naive him Tony Itizjak Because of the limited time enough not to flush. dvertising Manager Chris Gray available to re -type handwritten I began my letter-writing to Th. .a et Photographer . lioh Pepping letters, typed letters are preferred Daily because I believe that apathy v Carvaja I Best read letters are 2511 words or is bad. A lot of people are apatheti. ws Editor I h. vi. M iirphy less. and indifferent towards gayism. News Edit Kathy Morrison 4.The Spartan Daily reserves pornography. etc. It's not that I am .rum Page Edw.? I iavid the right to edit for length, style or trying to gain support for II -st. Forum Pave Editor Bill Weeks libel. presidential hid at S.181.1 or a vout Eclitoc \1 ark Rosenberg 5. The Spartan Dully reserves political bid for a local office. It's aoy Editor Steve Dula- the right to limit the number 01 just that I feel that people should attire Page E.ditor rot Sara letters on a given topic after a know that not everyone thinks that I Feature Editor t ;eerie r. sufficient amount of comment has gayism, pornography and other P:ditor Rich Freedman appeared. wrongs are all right. ....vial Projects Editor O.. ry Morse Press Releases Res in R. Fish bItchy Director... Daisy Wortet 1.1teleases should he submitted Social Science (:radiate rtoonist I.arry I aumgardnei as early as possible to the City ....to Editor . Kurt Ellison Editor at the Spartan Daily office or iall Ad \tanager Debbie 11110Wri by mall. The sooner the release is r."481111,f1 . 'fon Combo% received, the better coverage the Ad Manager Pete Chambers topic may receive WRITE ITS Business Manager Alan Carmain 2. All releases should include a The Spartan Daily encourages ..... Art Director Marc Shia telephone number that r an be called your comments regarding Asst. 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